discouragement
(noun) the act of discouraging; “the discouragement of petty theft”
discouragement
(noun) the expression of opposition and disapproval
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
(noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discouragement (countable and uncountable, plural discouragements)
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
The act of discouraging.
Anything that discourages.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cour"age*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. descouragement, F. découragement.]
1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from vice." Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
